Let's Make a Promise, Ichinose! 6k

What's even more frightening is that Sakayanagi realized that Hachiman hadn't worn headphones in the other Command Tower matches.

But he wore headphones only during the chess game.

If Tsukishiro wants to interfere with the game, then Hachiman Hikigaya, as the commander, will definitely know.

In other words, Hachiman Hikigaya guessed that Tsukishiro would make a move, which is why he deliberately wore headphones.

So, presumably, some kind of deal was reached with Tsukishiro through this.

So this is probably a complete victory prepared by Hachiman Hikigaya.

Sakayanagi thought he knew Hachiman Hikigaya very well.

They even feel that they are soulmates with the other person.

Only.

"..."

Sakayanagi still cannot fully understand the other party.

This made Sakayanagi Arisu very uncomfortable.

"This time I'm interfering with your match as punishment for disobeying my orders before."

"And now, congratulations, you're back in Class A, and I still mean the same thing," Tsukishiro said. "If you're willing to obey orders and drop out, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, your father will be back soon."

"And that person will also owe you a favor."

In other words, after going through all this trouble, is Tsukishiro actually hoping to seek peace?

Indeed.

Sakayanagi Arisu is the only candidate for the next Student Council President, while at Advanced Nurturing High School, Tsukishiro, although the chairman of the board, is only an acting chairman, so he also has to follow certain rules.

The Student Council at this school has a great deal of authority.

Therefore, if Tsukishiro wants to wage a protracted war, then there is no benefit in continuing to be at odds with Sakayanagi.

This is a classic case of giving a slap on the wrist followed by a sweet treat.

At least, judging from the results, Sakayanagi Class won. The advantageous portion of Tsukishiro's manipulation exam went to Sakayanagi Class.

This also suggests that although Tsukishiro left the school, he did not give up on dropping out Kiyotaka Ayanokoji and was preparing for a long-term battle.

And thinking about this...

"What was the deal you made with Hachiman Hikigaya?" Sakayanagi suddenly asked. "Or rather, what did he want?"

"?" Seemingly surprised that Sakayanagi had jumped to the topic so quickly, Tsukishiro still gave a reply. "He hopes that I will still set the questions for the Special Exam in the future, and that Kiyotaka Ayanokoji can continue to be assigned to them. However, he hopes that the reward points and bonuses for the school's evaluation scores for each exam will be increased."

"For example, a regular exam is out of 100 points, but he wants to increase it to 300 points," Tsukishiro said.

"..." Sakayanagi.

Sakayanagi understood immediately upon hearing it.

Why did Class D so readily accept the task assigned to her class this time, and why did they demand cash upfront?

It's like trying to accumulate points or something.

Yes, that's right.

She knew it.

Um.

She had just felt Hachiman, but now, Sakayanagi felt that she did understand him.

I know it very well.

It must have been Ryuen who proposed buying him over and made an agreement regarding the class evaluation score they would give him.

Therefore...

This is how the Ryuen's class learned to make concessions, and then invited Hachiman Hikigaya over.

Well done, Dragon Boy.

P. S.: I wasn't satisfied with the last chapter, so I'm adding 6000 words.

181,000 words are still owed.

Chapter 42 Let's Make a Promise, Ichinose! 6k

Hachiman parted ways with Hiyori and went to the library to return a beginner's guide to chess he had borrowed. After returning the book, he noticed that it was starting to rain outside.

It should be said that the school chose a good time; otherwise, the competition would have become even more difficult if it had rained.

While he was talking to Hiyori, the teacher should have been announcing to the students that the exams were over.

Therefore, all the first-year students were in a state of free activity.

I turned on my phone, which I had just turned off, and found several invitations.

Some ordinary classmates, like Yukimura, hoped to have a life conversation with him.

Can we talk about life?

It was probably because of the failure of Class C in this exam that Yukimura felt he bore a great deal of responsibility. He probably thought that if he hadn't insisted on participating in mental arithmetic, there might have been a chance of success.

Actually, it's not that bad.

Because the class only lost 30 points, but the class ranking unexpectedly improved by one level, they can spend this holiday as students in Class B.

Of course, Hachiman also lost a protected spot.

But he didn't care about this thing.

Putting aside the fact that he has 20 million points, even though such a spot is worth 20 million for exempting you from expulsion, that exemption only applies if you encounter danger.

The quota for the protection of students who have withdrawn from the compulsory education program is non-transferable.

Hachiman, however, did not believe that he would be expelled from school so easily.

Especially now that I've connected with the new chairman Tsukishiro, the risk of being expelled has been reduced to a minimum.

So.

This exam was to fulfill my promise to Sakayanagi and fight with all my might against him.

At the same time.

Because she lost to the other side, it was a dignified way for her to defend the class's Class A status.

Even if she feels dissatisfied afterward, she can't get angry.

Then, I also came into contact with the person in charge of Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's side Acting Chairman Tsukishiro.

It added a patch to my stable campus life.

Then, Ichinose's class also experienced the harsh realities of society ahead of time. They were able to grow as a result.

Thinking this, Hachiman ignored Yukimura and looked at the other information.

In.

There was an invitation from Hirata.

Then there are the girls, like Sato, who want to get together because they think that after the exams are over, everyone will have a holiday, so they should study together then.

Um.

Studying.

This is indeed very necessary for this class.

Especially after those students were sent out to perform but couldn't do anything and lost face, I vaguely had the idea of being prepared for the worst.

Then.

Hachiman discovers that he has received a photo from Karuizawa.

It's a photo of an orange tabby kitten.

Although Sakura was a bit shy, she seemed to think that Hachiman might be feeling down because he failed the exam and lost his protection spot, so she asked if they should have dinner together.

Sakura so kind.

Horikita also sent a message, but it was just asking what we wanted to eat tonight, as she now knows how to cook more dishes.

It's clear that everyone is preparing for this Special Exam.

In other words, after this exam, the general consensus is that there will be no more major exams.

And so the students probably just wanted to get through the last period of their first year peacefully.

Indeed.

The scores of the four classes are acceptable to the students.

Class A (Sakayanagi Class) 1380 points

Class B (Horikita's class): 1155.7 points

Class C (Class Ichinose) 1148.1 points

Class D (Ryuen Class) 250 points

So even though this was the end of the first year, no one was dissatisfied.

That's how it should be, logically speaking.

Hachiman walked to the open-air corridor and reached out his hand to touch the raindrops falling from the sky.

The overcast sky can easily create a feeling of depression.

Hachiman noticed this because he looked down from the corridor and saw a person silently getting soaked in the drizzling rain.

The rain soaked her beautiful long hair, wet her clothes, and even slapped directly on her face, but she didn't react at all.

It was as if they were being punished.

Yes.

His phone received messages from people he usually interacted with, but one person was missing.

Honami Ichinose.

For Ichinose, this exam was probably her biggest mistake.

Not only was their insight not fully developed, but they were also preoccupied with guarding against Ryuen and his group, failing to realize that there was a traitor within their own class. Furthermore, they were unable to seek redress from the school authorities and could only passively swallow the bitter pill.

It's fair to say that the students in Sakayanagi Class were in a good mood after achieving this result, as they finally returned to where they belonged.

So they can laugh.

Meanwhile, Ryuen, who had fallen to Class D, finally broke through the zero-point barrier and received their living expenses, so they could finally smile.

Although they lost some points in this exam, the class can finish their first year as Class B, and the students in the Horikita's class can also smile.

Then.

Only Class Ichinose, only Ichinose's heart is raining.

It wasn't just raining, it was a self-torturing kind of rain.

"Hachiman- san——"

Hachiman was standing right here in front of the library, and there happened to be some of his classmates there.

"Can I borrow your umbrella?"

The other person had just come in from outside and was about to close the umbrella.

"Good."

This student has no objection.

It should be said that although the exam was a failure, everyone agreed that Hachiman was the one who lost out the protection spot the most. So he readily lent his umbrella to him.

Only.